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TOBACCO BAG.

No. 361,619. Patented Apr. 19, 1887.

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UNITED STATES `ATENT QEEICE.

WILLIAM J. cUssEN, or RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, AssIeNoR or TWOTHIEDs rro M. MILLIIIsER a co.

TOBACCO=BAG- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 361,619, dated April 19, 1887.

Application filed September 10, 1886. Serial No. 213,213. (Model.)

To LZZ whom t may concern.-

Beit known that I, WILLIAM J. CUssEN, acitizen ofthe United States, residing at Richmond, inthe county of Henrico and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tobacco-Bags, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain improvements in bags for tobacco or other articles which in a prime condition contain, necessarily, a certain amount of moisture; and it has for its object to provide a bag for the tobacco or other article constituting the original package which will retain such moisture and prevent the article from drying before as well as after the package has been opened.

To this end my invention consists in a double bag, or a bag having an internal lining, the interior bag or lining being chemically prepared to retain the original moisture of the tobacco or other article7 and by preventing evaporation keep the same always in prime condition, the outer bag serving for ornamentation,as well as to further' retain the moisture.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a bag constructed according to my invention,showingaportion of the outer part cut and turned back, so as to expose the innerportion or lining, and Fig. 2 a transverse sectional View of the bag.

The letter A indicates the outer bag, which is constructed of any suitable material, and B the inner bag, which is constructed of textile or other fabric chemically or otherwise prepared to retain the moisture of the contained article. The bag at its edges is provided with the usual draw-strings, by means of which it may be opened or closed.

In preparing the inner bag or lining,which 4o is a textile fabric, I prefer to saturate it with glycerine, but do not limit myself to such, as other substances capable of absorbing and retaining moisture may be used for the purpose.

I am aware that bags and pouches for tobacco, having an interior bag or lining of yarious materials, have been employed heretofore. The inner linings of such bags, however, have never been prepared so as to form the original 5o package to receive and retain the tobacco in prime condition, as they would not withstand thepressure necessary forthe packing, and in most instances would impart a disagreeable iiavor to the tobacco, such bags being mainly intended as receptacles to carry the tobacco about the person.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A bag for tobacco and other material which is moist when in prime condition, consisting of an internal bag of textile fabric chemically prepared to retain moisture as well after as before the bag is opened and an external inclosing-bag, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM J. CUSSEN.

VVituesSes:

W'. D. ALEXANDER, C. D. Davis. 

